Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
I would like to thank the ministers who have come here today, and the officials who are with them.
My first question is for Mr. LeBlanc.
I was not shocked, but surprised by your comments. As Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, you are responsible for the democratic process. That is part of your mandate. Yet you said that prior to 2015, before this government came to office, there was no robust system to investigate issues of foreign interference in our elections.
Was there really no process in place?